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Family Medicine

A Message About Our Program

The St. John's Episcopal Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program is a three-year training program aimed at developing competent, autonomous physicians that can practice in any facet of Family Medicine. Our program combines academics and education with hands-on, direct patient care. We are committed to providing the best possible educational experience for our residents, while providing a warm and supportive educational environment. Our program provides access to quality health care for our community with compassion and respect for all.

Our program fosters an environment conducive to education and excellent patient care so that each person excels in medical knowledge, clinical practice, professionalism, commitment to life-long learning, and leadership in their communities.

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Our Program Team

Richard Steward, III, DO, FAAFP
Family Medicine Program Director

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Tessy Peter, MD, FCCP

Family Medicine Department Chairperson

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Letora Washington, DO, FAAFP, DipABLM

Family Medicine Associate Program Director

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Valeriya Yevshayeva, MD

Family Medicine Associate Program Director

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Kevin Bedard, Ed.D

Program Coordinator
Email: kbedard@ehs.org

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Program Highlights:

ACGME Accreditation

Our Family Medicine Residency Program has been ACGME Accredited since 2018.

Board Pass Rate

Our program pass rate for American Board of Family Medicine is 100%.

Diverse Patient Population

Our community includes a wide variety of ethnic and cultural backgrounds along with various medical conditions/pathologies.

Didactics

Our program offers didactics that focus on many specialty and subspecialty areas. Didactics include: Journal Club, board review sessions, specialty-specific lectures provided by residents and attendings, training sessions for procedures provided by device representatives, and insights on new medications and updated indications for drug utilization provided by pharmaceutical company representatives. Didactics are usually held on Tuesdays and Thursdays. We also have monthly OMM Grand Rounds.


Curriculum

PGY 1

  • Family Medicine Practice (4 weeks)
  • Half day of outpatient Family Medicine weekly throughout the year
  • Inpatient Medicine (16 weeks)
    • 2 months will involve a 2-week night float assignment
  • General Surgery (4 weeks)
  • Obstetrics/Gynecology (4 weeks)
  • Outpatient Pediatrics (4 weeks)
  • Emergency Medicine (4 weeks)
  • Sports Medicine (2 weeks)
  • Critical Care Elective (4 weeks)
    • Choice between ICU, CCU, cardiology, or pulmonology
  • Medical Elective (4 weeks)
  • Dermatology (2 weeks)
  • Ophthalmology (2 weeks - can occur in 1st or 2nd year)
  • Vacation (4 weeks)
  • Interns will be required to do 24-hour calls within their first year of residency

PGY 2

  • Outpatient Family Medicine (6 weeks)
  • One and a half days of Ambulatory Medicine weekly throughout the year
  • Year long continuity care at Nursing Home
  • Inpatient Medicine (12 weeks)
  • Outpatient Pediatrics (2 weeks)
  • Inpatient Pediatrics (4 weeks)
  • Obstetrics/Gynecology (4 weeks)
  • Emergency Medicine (4 weeks)
  • Integrative Medicine (4 weeks)
  • Palliative Care (4 weeks)
  • Elective (4 weeks)
  • Sports Medicine (4 weeks)
  • Vacation (4 weeks)

PGY 3

  • Outpatient Family Medicine (12 weeks)
  • One and a half days of Ambulatory Medicine weekly throughout the year
  • Year long continuity care at Nursing Home
  • Inpatient Medicine (8 weeks)
    • 4 weeks of which you will be "Chief of Services", where you'll be responsible for managing the full inpatient medical team
  • Obstetrics/Gynecology (4 weeks)
  • Outpatient Pediatrics (4 weeks)
  • Emergency Medicine (2 weeks)
  • Population Health (2 weeks)
  • Electives (16 weeks)
  • Vacation (4 weeks)

Electives

Medical Electives

  • Cardiology
  • Dermatology
  • Endocrinology
  • Gastroenterology
  • Hematology
  • Infectious Disease
  • Integrative Medicine
  • Nephrology
  • Neurology
  • Oncology
  • Palliative Care
  • Pulmonology

Surgical Electives

  • Anesthesia
  • ENT
  • Ophthalmology
  • Orthopedics
  • Urology

On-Call Schedule

PGY1

  • No 24-hour Inpatient Medicine calls
  • 1 24-hour OB/GYN call each month
  • 6-8 24-hour General Surgery calls each month

PGY2

  • 3-5 24-hour Inpatient Medicine calls each month

PGY3

  • 2-3 24-hour Inpatient Medicine calls each month

Off-Site Locations

Outpatient Family Medicine

  • 495 Beach 20th Street, Far Rockaway, NY 11691 (across the street from the Hospital)
  • 105-38 Rockaway Beach Boulevard, 2nd Floor, Rockaway Park, NY 11694

Sports Medicine

  • 214 East Sunrise Highway, Valley Stream, NY 11580

Orthopedic Medicine

  • 70 Lord Avenue, Inwood, NY 11096

Gynecology Procedure Clinic and Breast Surgery

  • 105-38 Rockaway Beach Boulevard, 3rd Floor, Rockaway Park, NY 11694

Inpatient Pediatrics

  • 1 Healthy Way, Oceanside, NY 11572

Dermatology

  • 11 Irving Place, Woodmere, NY 11598

Benefits

Medical Benefits with Blue Cross Blue Shield

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Vision Benefits with Davis Vision

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Dental Benefits with Guardian Insurance

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Other Benefits

  • Vacation: 4 weeks of vacation (paid) each year
  • Sick days: 12 days of sick leave per year
  • Personal days: 4 days of personal leave per year
  • Other leaves offered: Family and medical leave, maternity/paternity leave, marriage leave, disability leave, bereavement leave

Past Graduates - Where are they now?

Locations:

New York, New Jersey, California, Texas, Florida, Virginia, Connecticut, Illinois, Mississippi

Fellowships in:

Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Geriatrics, Sports Medicine, Addiction Medicine and Pain Medicine

Employed at:

Private Practice, Hospital-Based Practice, Hospitalist, Multi-Specialty Practice, Urgent Care


Current Residents

Chief Residents

Name Hometown Medical School Medical Interests

Aida Diouf, DO

NYC

Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine – Harlem Medical

Sports Medicine

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Suleman Janjua, MD

Baltimore, MD

Windsor University School of Medicine

Sports Medicine

PGY1

Name Hometown Medical School Medical Interests
Bisi Akindele, MD Ibadan, Nigeria St. George's University, Grenada Primary Care
Navinthiran Anbalagan, MD Malaysia Manipal University, India Primary Care, Reproductive Health, Dermatology
Alicia Charles, MD Brooklyn, NY Caribbean Medical University Primary Care
Adam Coccia, DO Rochester, NY A.T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine Addiction Medicine, Behavioral Health, LGBTQ+ Care/Trans-Affirming Medicine
Andres Eduardo Perez Correa, MD San Juan, Puerto Rico Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara Addiction Medicine, LGBTQ/Gay Men's Health, HIV/AIDS Care
Noha Elzaki, MD Sudan Sinnar University Faculty of Medicine, Sudan Primary Care and Women's Health
Sally Fouda, MD Mansoura, Egypt Mansoura University College of Medicine Hospital Medicine, Clinical Procedures, Women's Health
Alina Luka, DO Fort Lauderdale, FL Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine Preventive Medicine, Primary Care, Sports Medicine
Krishna Rana, DO Wallington, NJ New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine Primary Care and Adolescent Medicine
Fabiana Santelises, MD Santiago, Dominican Republic Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra Primary Care and Endocrinology
Chaithanya Singh, MD Bangalore, India Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences Primary Care and Pain Medicine
Gursharan Singh, DO Mukhliana, Punjab, India New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine Primary Care and Addition Medicine
Adriano Yashar, MD Los Angeles, CA Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science Primary Care, Hospital Medicine, Preventative Medicine

PGY2

Name Hometown Medical School Medical Interests
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Gislaine Bernabe, MD

Haiti


Caribbean Medical University School of Medicine

Geriatrics, Integrative Health, and Healthcare Administration

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James Chin, DO

Branchburg, NJ

Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine - Middletown

Hospitalist Medicine, Sports Medicine

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Nisha Desai, MD

Fair Lawn, NJ

Saint James School of Medicine Anguilla

Primary Care

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Mellessa Keago, MD

Guyana

Ross University School of Medicine

Primary Care and Academic Medicine

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Madeline Kidd, DO

Los Angeles, CA

Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine - New York

Preventive Medicine, Nutrition, Reproductive Medicine, and Endocrinology

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Moona Nadeem, DO

Westchester, NY

Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine - Middletown

Preventive Medicine, Women's Health, and Neuromuscular Medicine

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Anju Punchamannil, DO

Brooklyn, NY

New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine

Women’s Health, Preventive Medicine, and Global Health

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Maria Santos Rodriguez, MD

Levittown, Puerto Rico

Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE) School of Medicine, Santo Domingo

Primary Care and Dermatology

PGY3


NameHometownMedical SchoolMedical Interests

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Rehana Alam, DO

New York

Nova Southeastern College of Osteopathic Medicine

Primary Care

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Rhoda Asimeng, DO

Bronx, NY

Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine – New York

Women’s Health

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Kian Behmanesh, DO

Los Angeles, CA

Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine

Primary Care, Pain Management, & Mental Health

Diana Koltovski, DONew York, NYNew York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic MedicinePrimary Care

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Lubens Lavaud, DO

Freeport, NY

New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine

Primary Care & Sports Medicine

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Bharati Nikhare, MD

Erie, PA

Dr. Vaishampayan Memorial College, India

Women’s Health & Adolescent Medicine

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Samantha Salomon, MD

West Orange, NJ

St. James School of Medicine

Primary Care, Sports Medicine

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Lamson Vo, DO

Orlando, Florida

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine- Bradenton

Primary Care

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